Ken McCormack Webmaster, kenmcc@centurylink.net 503-392-3717
Purpose and Audience: The main goal of this web site is to promote cooperation among different local nonprofits in order to address issues of poverty more effectively while, at the same time, promoting Faith Community Services and its programs.
A large percentage of social services in Lincoln County are provided by non-governmental entities—non-profits, churches and altruistic individuals. Government officials often do not realize the extent of these unofficial services or know ways to use these services to supplement their own. The nonprofits themselves often do not work together or even know what the others are doing. Faith Community Services was created to help organize these separate social service entities, keep them informed of one another, increase public awareness about the needs of community residents and improve their quality of life through service and support. It will coordinate with other resource agencies in the county and advocate for changes in society that will address issues surrounding poverty.
The goal of the Site is to provide a central source of information for all these nonprofits, to list all the different resources available, especially in the northern part of the county, that are not listed elsewhere on government and other sites, to facilitate and support their separate efforts, and to garner help, volunteers and donations, for FCS and its projects. It will assist those in Lincoln County who are homeless or otherwise at risk by providing a resource center to address critical and transitional needs.
The target audience consists of people in need, as well as people and organizations interested in providing services to those in need, and those who want to be appraised of different kinds of help available from the unofficial, nonprofit community and faith communities. It includes a wide range of people with varying skills, from high school dropouts to post graduates, from those with disabilities to social service workers. In addition to those in need, the audience will include the police, sheriff, Department of Human Services, the Food Pantry, various governmental offices, politicians, the media and churches.
The site has a spiritual, but not necessarily religious theme, which is conveyed through design and contents.